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Re:New Zealand to ban cigarettes for future generations by inkyoto on Thursday December 09, 2021 @07:01AM (#29496413)
Australia has had a progressive tobacco sin tax being indexed annually for a number of years now.

The average price of a packet of cigarettes is now close to AUD 40 (give or take a few $$ and up from being AUD 9 back in 2008 circa). People still smoke and chain smoke.

The question remains: do sin taxes actually work to compel people to give up smoking, or they merely benefit the state treasury?

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Re:New Zealand to ban cigarettes for future generations by CuriouslyC on Thursday December 09, 2021 @07:07AM (#29496441)
Even if the tax doesn't cause people to give up smoking, it can offset the costs incurred by the state due to cigarette related health and sanitation issues. Let the retards kill themselves slowly, as long as I don't have to smell it or pay for their health care.
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